As global energy demands increase, the US Department of Energy reports that atmospheric CO2 outstrip all IPCC predictions, and the Keystone Pipeline debate rages in Washington, few subjects should be of more economic and environmental concern to British Columbians than the Enbridge Northern Gateway Proposal to ship Athabasca Tar Sands’ crude from Kitimat to the US for refining and ultimately to Asia.
The Comox Valley Naturalists Society will host Katie Terhune, Energy Campaigner for Living Oceans Society (http://www.livingoceans.org) at the Filberg Centre, Courtenay November 20 at 7:00pm. Ms. Terhune will present a one-hour lecture Oil and Water: Navigate the Facts outlining the risks posed by the Enbridge proposal.
Living Oceans Society is a marine conservation organization based in the fishing village of Sointula, on the Central Coast of BC. Katie holds of Bachelor of Science from the University of Victoria. Her past experience revolves around habitat restoration and conservation in riparian, estuarine and coastal environments. With Living Oceans, her task is to aid in the battle against Big Oil in the effort to protect B.C.’s coast from oil spills.
The Comox Valley Naturalists Society is a non-profit society affiliated with BCNature which fulfills its educational mandate by hosting monthly lectures, organizing weekly guided hikes and undertakes a variety of environmental projects . Founded in 1964 it is one of the oldest environmental societies on the North Island.
Meetings and lectures of the Comox Valley Naturalists Society are held on the third Sunday of most months at the Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton, Courtenay. Meetings are open to the public, including children and youth. A donation of $3.00 is suggested for non-members, and new memberships are always welcomed.
Upcoming events include: December: The Audubon Christmas Bird Count (held in The Comox Valley since 1919) ; January: Helen Robinson, “ Comox Bluffs Flora”; February: Richard Mackie, “The Life and Times of Melda Buchanan.”
